Investment, Expenditure and Unemployment (Forecasts)

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he has sought and obtained a forecast of the effect on United Kingdom interest, profit and dividend earnings from abroad and on United Kingdom exports in 1967, resulting from the measures taken in 1965 and 1966 to restrict long-term capital investment abroad.

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what he forecasts will be the effect on United Kingdom interest, profit and dividend earnings from abroad and on United Kingdom exports in 1967, resulting from the measures taken in 1965 and 1966 to restrict long-term capital investment abroad.

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he has sought and obtained forecasts of the likely growth in public authorities' current expenditure on goods and services at 1958 prices and seasonally adjusted quarterly to the first quarter of 1968.

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what he forecasts will be the likely growth in public authorities' current expenditure on goods and services at 1958 prices and seasonally adjusted quarterly to the first quarter of 1968;

(2) whether he has sought and obtained a forecast of public sector investment, including and excluding dwellings, at 1958 prices and seasonally adjusted quarterly to the first quarter of 1968.

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what he forecasts will be public sector investment, including and excluding dwellings, at 1958 prices and seasonally adjusted quarterly to the first quarter of 1968.

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he has sought and obtained forecasts of the number of wholly unemployed, seasonally adjusted, for the period to the end of 1967, on the basis of present policies.

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer why it is Government policy to reveal fewer details of the official economic forecasts to Members of Parliament and the country than to international organisations.

It has not been the practice of Governments to give this information. The individual elements in the forecasts are necessarily uncertain and need to be set in context with other relevant information. My predecessors and I have followed the practice of explaining to the House the essential elements in the forecasts in presenting our Budgets. But I am considering whether the House could be given fuller and more regular information.